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  • SmudgeS Smudge

    First medal for an NZ male in a field event with Kerr's gold.

    We've got the faster with Snell, Lovelock, Halberg, and Walker. Now the higher.

    Stronger: can we use Val?

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    @Smudge

    Stronger = Ted Morgan's Gold (NZ's first one) in Welterweight Boxing in Amsterdam in 1928.

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      USA 72 France 66 entering the final quarter of the Basketball final.

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        Curry is just a machine at 3 pointers. Soul destroying for the French.

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          Steph Curry rather good.

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            Do we still have a shot at more medals or does that look like our final total?

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              France weren’t bad but their shooting percentage was too low.

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                USA 98 France 87 in the Men's Basketball Final.

                Curry unbelievable.

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                  It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                  USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

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                    It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                    USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

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                    @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                    It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                    USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

                    It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

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                    • canefanC canefan

                      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                      It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                      USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

                      It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

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                      @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                      It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                      USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

                      It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

                      That’s a lot of sums

                      Hence their collective wage bill

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                      • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                        It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                        USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

                        It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

                        That’s a lot of sums

                        Hence their collective wage bill

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                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                        It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                        USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

                        It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

                        That’s a lot of sums

                        Hence their collective wage bill

                        The NBA is a different game. Serbs almost rolled them with amazing shooting, brilliant team offense and defense. This team was as stacked as any for some time. Curry, KD, LeBron and all played great when it mattered

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                        • canefanC canefan

                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                          @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                          @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                          It’s crazy that it’s even a contest

                          USA should be smashing everyone in their sleep

                          It's a team game, and the sum of the parts blah blah ......

                          That’s a lot of sums

                          Hence their collective wage bill

                          The NBA is a different game. Serbs almost rolled them with amazing shooting, brilliant team offense and defense. This team was as stacked as any for some time. Curry, KD, LeBron and all played great when it mattered

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                          @canefan What was interesting in the last two games was how much game time the USA gave to their starting stars.

                          International standards are getting better. One year they will go rolled.

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                            @canefan What was interesting in the last two games was how much game time the USA gave to their starting stars.

                            International standards are getting better. One year they will go rolled.

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                            @sparky said in Olympics Thread:

                            @canefan What was interesting in the last two games was how much game time the USA gave to their starting stars.

                            International standards are getting better. One year they will go rolled.

                            They've already been rolled before haven't they? Jason Tatum barely played along others. This was no globetrotters tour, they had to work hard to win gold

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                              The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

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                                • canefanC canefan

                                  The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

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                                  @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                                  The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

                                  Well. He is the reigning 5000m world champ. If not last 2 world champs. Not that amazing.

                                  Where they followed exact same path as this one. If understood commentators correctly. He fluffed his 1500s but won 5000s in slowish tactical races.

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                                  • RapidoR Rapido

                                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                                    The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

                                    Well. He is the reigning 5000m world champ. If not last 2 world champs. Not that amazing.

                                    Where they followed exact same path as this one. If understood commentators correctly. He fluffed his 1500s but won 5000s in slowish tactical races.

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                                    @Rapido said in Olympics Thread:

                                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                                    The Norwegian guy who won the 5000 after missing out on the medals in his specialist 1500 ran the 5000 for the first time at an Olympic games! Amazing

                                    Well. He is the reigning 5000m world champ. If not last 2 world champs. Not that amazing.

                                    Where they followed exact same path as this one. If understood commentators correctly. He fluffed his 1500s but won 5000s in slowish tactical races.

                                    Thanks for ruining the narrative for me mate...

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                                      https://www.thestar.com/life/how-canadas-beach-volleyball-swimsuits-became-olympic-fashion-stars/article_7d3279c8-55ae-11ef-921e-2f178de10815.html

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                                        The modern pentathlon is more impressive than I thought.

                                        1. The whole event takes less than 2 hours long
                                        2. Each athlete brings a horse but the horses are chosen at random. The rider and horse have 20 minutes to get familiarised
                                        3. Fencing is a knockout last man standing deal
                                        4. 200m swim
                                        5. Final event is a run and laser target shoot
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                                          https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=902365145255327&set=pcb.902365158588659 Here is a list of events we are contesting on the final day.

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